“The Odyssey” continued to hold strong for moviegoers in its second weekend at North American theaters, with $87 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates on Sunday. This is a 30% drop from the first weekend, the lowest slide for a blockbuster. It’s also director Christopher Nolan’s second best weekend, not counting inflation. In 2008, ‘The Dark Knight’ earned $75.2 million in two weekends.With USD 128.3 million from international theaters, ‘The Odyssey’ has grossed USD 639.6 million worldwide.
‘The Odyssey’ has won IMAX
As was the case last weekend, many of these are based on large, high quality images. IMAX movies alone took in $48 million in worldwide earnings this week. The abandoned 70 mm IMAX cinemas, of which there are only 41 in the world, earned $ 5.2 million. Most of the shows are sold out through September, the company said.
‘Spider-Man’ vs. ‘The Odyssey’
There were no new races this weekend or last. Regardless, the second week profit is rare for a film that opened above USD 100 million. For an R-rated movie, it’s second only to ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’.But the open water will be more abundant next weekend when the audience will receive another blockbuster with ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’, which shares the actors Tom Holland and Zendaya and ‘The Odyssey’, Some experts say that ‘Spider-Man’ could open the biggest opening week of the year. However, Nolan’s film will have more IMAX screenings for the next few weeks.
‘Toy Story’ surpasses USD 1 Billion
Second and third place went to Disney releases, ‘Moana’ with $10.5 million, and ‘Toy Story 5’ remaining with $10 million. The latter surpassed $1 billion in its fifth weekend, with $448 million from domestic theaters and $573 million from overseas. It is the sixth Pixar film to reach the milestone.Bleecker Street’s release of ‘Hadestown: The Musical’, a remake of the show, took the top five with USD 9.7 million in its first weekend. The Broadway show uses folk and jazz to tell an ancient Greek myth.Olivia Wilde’s bedroom drama ‘The Invite’ continues to do well in platform releases, with another $2.6 million bringing its total to $19.8 million.
The summer box office is over USD 3 billion
The year as a whole is running about 10% last year, and the summer box office this week exceeded USD 3 billion. Before the pandemic, the summer movie season regularly topped $4 billion. The only other time since then was ‘Barbenheimer’ in 2023. Dergarabedian is hopeful he can make it again this summer.“It’s a heavy lift for August, but this could be the month of August because of the power of ‘The Odyssey’ plus “Spider-Man: Brand New Day,” he said. “For ‘Odyssey’ it’s a marathon, not a sprint. It’s a marathon that will play well until August.”
Top 10 movies at the North American box office
With final domestic figures released Monday, the list includes Friday through Sunday ticket sales in the U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Rentrak:1. ‘The Odyssey’ – USD 87 million.2. ‘Moana’ – USD 10.5 million.3. ‘Toy Story 5’ – USD 10 million.4. ‘Minions & Monsters’ – USD 9.7 million.5. ‘Hadestown’ – USD 9.6 million.6. ‘The Invite’ – USD 2.6 million.7. ‘Evil Dead Burn’ – USD 2.6 million.8. ‘Young Washington’ – USD 2 million.9. ‘Motor City’ – USD 1.6 million.10. ‘Obsession’ – USD 1.5 million.
